title: Ligaments of the craniocervical junction.
abstract: The specialized ligaments of the craniocervical junction must allow for stability yet functional movement. Because injury to these important structures usually results in death or morbidity, the neurosurgeon should possess a thorough understanding of the anatomy and function of these ligaments. To the authors' knowledge, a comprehensive review of these structures is not available in the medical literature. The aim of the current study was to distill the available literature on each of these structures into one offering.
authors.affiliation: Section of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital, Birmingham, Alabama 35233, USA. shane.tubbs@chsys.org
authors.forename: R Shane
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Tubbs
authors.forename: Justin D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Hallock
authors.forename: Virginia
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Radcliff
authors.forename: Robert P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Naftel
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mortazavi
authors.forename: Mohammadali M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Shoja
authors.forename: Marios
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Loukas
authors.forename: Aaron A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Cohen-Gadol
mesh_terms: D001269:Atlanto-Occipital Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery; D001368:Axis, Cervical Vertebra / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena / Q000502:physiology; D001270:Cervical Atlas / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery; D019291:Skull Base / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery